Aug 1 2012: Never been there. Never done that. Can you site sources that crime overall has decreased? Violent crime? Usually, when guns are prohibited, violent crimes increase. One would hope Australia is the exception to the rule, but...?
Jul 31 2012: Very, very well constructed question.
Let's go with:
"Curiously enough, the only thing that went through the mind of the bowl of petunias as it fell was Oh no, not again. Many people have speculated that if we knew exactly why the bowl of petunias had thought that we would know a lot more about the nature of the universe than we do now."
Jul 31 2012: This is extremely, extremely simple. Research all of history where 'arms' have been banned. Then track crime rates, before, during, and after the ban of said arms.
That's it. Report back the results and you have your answer.
I fully support everyone's right to own, and arm, bears.
Jul 31 2012: As with everything. Deconstruct to the extreme. If you can break everything down to a simple '1' or '0', you can grok many things.
In this case (we were told), 'God Bless You' is taken from Hoch Deutsch. High German, the original we were told about was 'Gesundeheit'. Or 'Health High'. Or 'Have good health'.
In ancient times they thought that a demon took over your soul for the duration of the sneeze, and that a 'blessing' from 'god' would be, well, it wouldn't hurt.
What do 'I' say when someone sneezes? I usually stop focusing on whatever I'm preoccupied with. I look at the person. Say 'Gesundheit'. Then check to be sure they're ok.
I don't have 5 minutes to spare, I sure do have 5 seconds to 'care'. (Marian Call, Coffee by Numbers, paraphrased).
Jul 29 2012: I've already said too much. I hide in the shadows and nudge when I can. jpb.com, that guy really gets it. Qyv.com? Meh, just something I was working on a while back. TeamFSM is the current project.
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A comment on Conversation: NO MORE GUNS, LET THE CHILDREN GROW UP.
A comment on Conversation: What advice would you give a younger you?
"Printed in LARGE... Friendly letters... DON'T PANIC!"
A comment on Conversation: What advice would you give a younger you?
Let's go with:
"Curiously enough, the only thing that went through the mind of the bowl of petunias as it fell was Oh no, not again. Many people have speculated that if we knew exactly why the bowl of petunias had thought that we would know a lot more about the nature of the universe than we do now."
A reply on Conversation: The Relentless Learner has become the most important person in the worldwide search for talent. How can we identify them?
Let's start with this...
What is the opposite of Love?
A comment on Conversation: What makes a TED talk great to you?
Ever.
Apologize.
For being yourself.
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If someone doesn't like 'you', if they're 'offended', then you've just filtered out someone you don't really want to talk to... At least for now...
A comment on Conversation: NO MORE GUNS, LET THE CHILDREN GROW UP.
That's it. Report back the results and you have your answer.
I fully support everyone's right to own, and arm, bears.
A reply on Conversation: The hours and days of the standard work week should reflect changes in worker productivity since the 5-day, 40-hour work week began.
A comment on Conversation: What would you say instead of 'God bless you' when someone sneezes?
In this case (we were told), 'God Bless You' is taken from Hoch Deutsch. High German, the original we were told about was 'Gesundeheit'. Or 'Health High'. Or 'Have good health'.
In ancient times they thought that a demon took over your soul for the duration of the sneeze, and that a 'blessing' from 'god' would be, well, it wouldn't hurt.
What do 'I' say when someone sneezes? I usually stop focusing on whatever I'm preoccupied with. I look at the person. Say 'Gesundheit'. Then check to be sure they're ok.
I don't have 5 minutes to spare, I sure do have 5 seconds to 'care'. (Marian Call, Coffee by Numbers, paraphrased).
Qyv? No idea what would Qyv's response would be.
A reply on Conversation: The Relentless Learner has become the most important person in the worldwide search for talent. How can we identify them?
A reply on Conversation: The Relentless Learner has become the most important person in the worldwide search for talent. How can we identify them?
-Qyv